"Even the most dangerous look less threatening when they are dead."

"Do not speak harshly to any one; those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry speech is painful: blows for blows will touch thee."

"The greatest lesson we can learn from the past. . . is that freedom is at the core of every successful nation in the world."

"Isn't elegance forgetting what one is wearing?"

"If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy."

"The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself."

"There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it."

"Ignorance is king, many would not prosper by its abdication."

"One murder makes a villain, millions a hero."

"Things aren't magically better if that's what you're hoping for. It's not that simple."

"The freedom of all is essential to my freedom."

"Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible."